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Mossad Agents Reveal Details of Pager Operation to CBS

This is Beirut, 10:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Two Mossad agents who planned the pager attack in Beirut gave an interview on Monday to the American network CBS. According to the agents, the bombs were made in Israel by the Mossad, and the pagers were directly sold by Israel to Hezbollah through front companies. Hezbollah reportedly purchased over 16,000 pagers at “a good price,” according ...

Lebanon and Syria, the Tangled Web

Charles Chartouni, 09:42 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The political evolutions in both countries are quite ambivalent since they usher in a new political era beset by the pitfalls and the dirty arcane of domestic and regional power politics. The downfall of Hezbollah and the Assad regime is dawning a new chapter in the life of both Lebanon and Syria, notwithstanding their societal and political ...

Israel Hands Over Seven Lebanese to Red Cross via UNIFIL

This is Beirut, 22/12 18:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Israeli army transferred on Sunday seven Lebanese detainees to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) at the Ras al-Naqoura crossing point. These individuals were arrested in the southern villages of Wazzani and Tayr Harfa following the ceasefire implementation on November 27. The detainees – Ahmed Haidar, Jaafar Haidar, ...

Khamenei Says Iran Does not Have or Need Regional Proxy Forces

This is Beirut, 22/12 13:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran's supreme leader denied Sunday that militant groups around the region functioned as Tehran's proxies, warning that if his country chose to "take action", it would not need them anyway. The remarks came after a year in which Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza suffered heavy losses in wars with Israel, and two weeks after the ...

Addressing Ceasefire Violations and Israeli Withdrawals: Efforts Underway in the Coming Days

Bassam Abou Zeid, 21/12 15:42 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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According to sources close to Speaker Berri, Hochstein is expected to chair the next meeting of the monitoring committee after the Christmas and New Year holidays, as he promised to Berri. A Western diplomatic source following the committee's work noted that an assessment of the situation in the south after the November 27 ceasefire reveals ...

Jean-Marc Ayoubi: A Leading Figure in Reproductive Medicine

Elie Valluy – Paris Correspondent, 21/12 09:55 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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March 31, 2019, is a landmark date in French medical history. On that day, Professor Jean-Marc Ayoubi led a pioneering surgical team to carry out the country’s first uterus transplant. The recipient, a 34-year-old woman born without a uterus due to MRKH syndrome, received the organ from a living donor — her own mother. Reflecting on the ...

What Is Israel Doing in Syria?

Malo Pinatel, 21/12 09:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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On the morning of Sunday, December 8, as the Syrian people had just rid themselves of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, the Israeli military declared the Golan Heights a “closed military zone,” while reinforcing its military deployment there. A few hours later, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced from this territory, annexed by Israel in ...

Beirut's Humiliating Street Names

Johnny Kortbawi, 20/12 14:38 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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In Beirut, there is a specific mechanism for naming streets, involving the municipality and the Ministry of Interior, as well as third parties proposing names, provided they are approved by the concerned official authorities. Beirut’s streets carry various names, ranging from those of intellectuals and artists to individuals celebrated for ...

New Warning From Adraee and Continued Israeli Operations in Naqoura

This is Beirut, 20/12 11:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Three Lebanese citizens were kidnapped on Thursday evening by the Israeli army in Wadi Houjeir (Marjeyoun) in south Lebanon. They have been identified as Mahdi Chammout, Fouad Qataya and Ali Younes, according to several media reports. In yet another warning from the Israeli army's Arabic-speaking spokesman, Avichay Adraee, residents of ...

Tyre Post-War: Between Reconstruction and Compensation

Lyne Sammouri, 20/12 10:08 - Reading : less than a minute

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In Tyre, while some areas show signs of recovery from the war, others still grapple with the effects of destruction. On the third week of the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, This Is Beirut documents the reality of life in this coastal city.

Yemen: the Houthis Claim Responsibility for Firing on Israel After Strikes Against Their Infrastructure

This is Beirut, 20/12 01:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Yemen's Houthi rebels on Thursday claimed responsibility for firing two missiles and a drone at Israel after Israeli raids on Yemeni ports and energy infrastructure, which left nine people dead according to their leader. The Israeli army announced that it had struck ports and energy infrastructure belonging to the Houthis, more than 1,500 ...

Gabriel and Schenker Call on the Lebanese to Elect a Strong President

This is Beirut, 19/12 23:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Former ambassador and President of the American Task Force for Lebanon (ATFL), Edward Gabriel, expressed hope and confidence that Lebanon would have a new president of the republic on January 9, ending a two-year presidential deadlock. “We are excited about the dialogue taking place between the opposition parties, and between various political ...

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